How League of Legends works is somewhat unique. The endless interactions that exist in the game are coupled with a code created more than ten years ago that even all the updates introduced so far have not been able to completely fix. This situation causes issues when combining different items or champions. The community rediscovered it by carrying out an experiment in which they were able to demonstrate that the order of the factors does in fact modify the product.
The interaction that steals damage from champions
When buying the Blade of the Fallen King and End of the Roll in the same game, the order in which we obtain the items will change the total damage that our character will inflict with his basic attacks. If we buy the item that provides magic resistance first, our damage per hit when we get the Blade of the Fallen King will be lower than what we would have gotten if we had bought it first. The difference is quite high, and in an exchange where we give four or five basic attacks, we can subtract 50 less life from our enemies.
This is due to the order in which items deal damage. Blade of the Fallen King deals bonus physical damage based on the target’s current HP. Thus, if League of Legends performs the calculation before applying the damage from End of the Line, the result will be more favorable. However, the formula by which the damage calculation is made depends on when each item is purchased. A system that is not intuitive and is particularly problematic now that there are so many champions who can benefit from this combination.
Luckily, there’s a method to get the maximum damage even if you bought Au bout du roue first. This is a trick that can be used to cheat the game and which consists of:
- Buy Blade of the Fallen King
- Sell at the end of the line
- Sell the Blade of the Fallen King
- Double-click the Cancel button
Riot Games should correct this interaction, which is certainly one of the most curious that we have seen in League of Legends. It is true that it is quite situational and that it does not greatly change the life points that we take from enemies, but these few damages can be decisive during a fight. At least we have a solution on hand that we recommend you use in every game where you are going to combine the two objects.